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Brunswick vs Ogunquit vs South Portland
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Brunswick has the most kids (17.2% under 18).
Ogunquit has grown the fastest since 2010 (+76.8%).
South Portland has the shortest commute (17 min average).
What matters to you?
Pick a few. We’ll pull those rows to the top and mark which town comes out ahead on each. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.
| Measure | Brunswick | Ogunquit | South Portland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 22,336 |
1,379Lowest |
26,930Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +7.3% ME: +2.6% |
+76.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+6%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 40±2.8Lowest 11% below ME |
62.8±4.8Highest 40% above ME |
40.9±2.1 9% below ME |
| Kids under 18 | 17.2%±2.2Highest ME: 18.1% |
5.7%±3.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
14.7%±1.7 ME: 18.1% |
| Brunswick and South Portland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 22.9%±2.2 ME: 22.4% |
43.6%±10.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
20.7%±2.2Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 53.9% ME: 36.2% |
63.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
51.7%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 13.3%±1.1Highest ME: 5.8% |
4.2%±2.8Lowest ME: 5.8% |
8%±1.4 ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $74,952±$6kLowest about the ME average |
$114,259±$56kHighest 53% above ME |
$86,838±$7k 16% above ME |
| Ogunquit and South Portland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $376,300±$15kLowest 27% above ME |
$875,700±$79kHighest 195% above ME |
$441,200±$17k 49% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,469±$99Lowest 29% above ME |
— | $1,812±$97Highest 59% above ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,756Highest 57% above ME |
$4,473 47% above ME |
$4,359Lowest 44% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 56.4%±8.8Highest ME: 48.4% |
0%±61.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
55.6%±7.9 ME: 48.4% |
| Brunswick and South Portland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 7.7%Highest ME: 10.7% |
3.2%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
6.9% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 71.2% ME: 74.3% |
94.3%Highest ME: 74.3% |
58.1%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1982Highest 5 yrs newer than ME |
1978 1 yr newer than ME |
1968Lowest 9 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 min 5% below ME |
26 minHighest 7% above ME |
17 minLowest 30% below ME |
| Work from home | 19.8%±3.8 ME: 15.9% |
43.3%±12.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
19.5%±2.6Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #30 of 133 in ME | — | #52 of 133 in ME |
| School district | Brunswick Public Schools · Brunswick-Region 10 | — | Arthur R. Gould Sch--LCYDC · South Portland Public Schools |
| High school in town | Brunswick High School | — | South Portland High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.9Lowest |
— | 11.5Highest |
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ME average · Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020–2024; 2010 & 2020 decennial census; NCES Common Core of Data. “±” is the Census margin of error. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. School rank compares math and reading proficiency against the state average.